An Afghan woman was found murdered and beheaded for refusing to prostitute herself. The young woman was only 20 years old and was actually murdered by her mother-in-law and cousin. Her husband was at work when the murder occured. It is said after her husband left for work, the young woman's mother-in-law tried to talk her into prostituting herself, but she refused to do it. It is said that girls and women in Afghanistan always face being raped or sold off into prostitution. There is little they can do about the situation and refusing would just lead to their deaths. This just shows that the situation in Afghanistan concerning girls and women are still at its worse even though it is trying to be improved.
Also in this articile, it tells another story about a 13 year old girl who was married off to an Afghan army member and was raped and tortured. Today, she still faces a challenging life and is emotionally scarred by the abuse she experienced.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/afghan-woman-beheads-daughter-in-law-for-refusing-prostitution-police-say/?hpt=wo_c2
Blog written by Antoinette Williams
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